Opening a document with its default application on the client

In 6i I use Win_API_Shell.StartFile("path\file", WIN_API.SW_SHOWNORMAL, TRUE);
to open a document with it's default windows application. How is this done in 10g?
Do I use webutil? and could someone supply me an example. Again, the document
would be on the local machine, or a mapped drive, not on the app server.
I know I could probably use client_host('start ....') but is there a better way?
Thanks in advance.

Hi!
In Forms 10g you have to use webutil for this. No way...
Why do you think that client_host ( 'cmd /C start path\file.sfx' )
or
webutil_host.nonblocking ( 'cmd /C start path\file.sfx' ) is not a good way?
Regards
Edited by: Magoo on 05.09.2009 13:15

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